March thread.
This post updated 01 June
MrsG returned on the 25th of March and was joined by Aran on the 29th.
(The beginning of the reunion video is a must-see for all fans of MrsG - I'm posting it today 01 June, to remind us of a happy time before the tragedies of May 2021.)
The month of May brought unrelenting wind, rain and corvids, as well as persistent intruder KS8 (among others) - and Aran somehow injured his right wing, rendering him unable to fish. Within a few days all the chicks had sickened and died. It could hardly have been more stressful for MrsG and Aran, but they are recovering together while the caring Glaslyn team is supplying fish each night.
(The chicks' bodies have been removed from the nest by Aran and MrsG, so we shall never know the cause of their deaths.)
In the right margin of this page are links to Glaslyn's posts documenting the misfortunes on the nest.
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Glaslyn are reporting on Facebook that the pair on the Pont Creosor nest, 019 and Z2, appear to have hatched an egg. There is no camera showing the nest cup but the reported behaviour is exactly as expected for a young pair with a new hatchling. Fingers crossed. Details here.
SheilaFE said:I went thru the cam earlier, but time ran out for me to post. However Aran came to the perch around three o'clock. He landed with a chirrup, and with another chirrup he flew to the nest a few minutes later. He had spotted a fish which he grasped and gave an angry call as a crow was within sound. He took off with the fish. As he landed his wing showed the distortion, but he settled his wing up it wasn't as obvious.
I hope this covers your detailed report, SHEILA, but according to me it was a bit after 14:00
At around 20:30 when the cam closed down, Aran was on his distant tree.
Unknown said:Glaslyn are reporting on Facebook that the pair on the Pont Creosor nest, 019 and Z2, appear to have hatched an egg. There is no camera showing the nest cup but the reported behaviour is exactly as expected for a young pair with a new hatchling. Fingers crossed. Details here.
I tried to clarify the video but it's still not good enough, being so distant - have made it Unlisted so it can only be watched via this link:
https://youtu.be/2RIaz2eduQI
Apparently YouTube threw a wobbly soon after startup this morning, Heather had zoomed in on a juvenile Redstart when it went down so it was lost - when she got it back again this is all one could see:
Kind regards, Ann
BGGW Fb. Mrs G made a brief appearance on the nest today
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